diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f8fcdd8..6c4d888 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ Wekan is an open-source kanban board (task manager and organizer)
 
 ## Configuration
 
-As LDAP authentification is enabled by default, wekan admins correspond to the permission `Wekan Admin`. To add an admin account, you can:
+As LDAP authentification is enabled by default, wekan admins correspond to the permission `Wekan Admin`. The user you choose during installation is member of this group.
+To add an admin account, you can:
 
 - [with the webadmin] go to Users > Groups and permissions > Add the user to the permission `Wekan Admin`
 - [or with the command line] `yunohost user permission update wekan.admin -a the_user_to_add`
diff --git a/check_process b/check_process
index 8a7cdfd..1919bb5 100644
--- a/check_process
+++ b/check_process
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 	; Manifest
 		domain="domain.tld"	(DOMAIN)
 		path="/path"	(PATH)
+		admin="john"	(USER)
 		is_public=1	(PUBLIC|public=1|private=0)
 	; Checks
 		pkg_linter=1
diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index 328a406..602a836 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -46,6 +46,15 @@
                 "example": "/wekan",
                 "default": "/wekan"
             },
+            {
+                "name": "admin",
+                "type": "user",
+                "ask": {
+                    "en": "Choose an admin user",
+                    "fr": "Choisissez l’administrateur"
+                },
+                "example": "johndoe"
+            },
             {
                 "name": "is_public",
                 "type": "boolean",
diff --git a/scripts/install b/scripts/install
index f7dafd1..a02a7dd 100755
--- a/scripts/install
+++ b/scripts/install
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ ynh_print_info --message="Retrieving arguments from the manifest..."
 
 domain=$YNH_APP_ARG_DOMAIN
 path_url=$YNH_APP_ARG_PATH
+admin=$YNH_APP_ARG_ADMIN
 is_public=$YNH_APP_ARG_IS_PUBLIC
 
 app=$YNH_APP_INSTANCE_NAME
@@ -197,7 +198,7 @@ fi
 #=================================================
 ynh_print_info --message="Configuring SSOwat..."
 
-ynh_permission_create --permission="admin"
+ynh_permission_create --permission="admin" --allowed "$admin"
 
 # Make app public if necessary
 if [ $is_public -eq 1 ]